Ducks, Geese & Swans in Croatia
Our list for Croatia has 25 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 15 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Croatia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 25, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaPassage migrantUncommon47–54 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraScarceUncommon43–54 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Velvet Scoter 51–58 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made